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UNTTED STATES HENRI SCIILOSING AND BENJAMN DGREMONT,

PATENT @Tirion OF MABSElLLES, FRANCE.

COIN-OPERATED LIQUID-VENDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,126, dated October 15389. Serial No. 313,891. (No model.) Patented in France July 3, 1888, No. 191,574.

Application filed d' une l1,

To @ZZ rch-0m it may concern.-

Be itlrnown that we, HENRI SCHLOESIN G and BENJAMIN DGREMONT, citizens of France, residing at Marseilles, France. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin- Operated Liquid Vending Apparatus, (for which we obtained Letters Patent in France, No. 191,574, dated July 3, 1888 and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin gs, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The apparatus the subject of the present invention effect-s the automatic distribution of liquids to thepublic on the simple deposit in the apparatus of coins of predetermined type. The exterior casing of this apparatus may be made of metal, wood, or of other` substance, and it may be cylindrical or of prism form or quad rangular or other shape. W'e will take for the present description an apparatus in wood and in form a quadrangular prism.

This apparatus is shown in the annexed drawings.

Figure l is an elevation of the interior of the apparatus shown with the side of the casing removed. Fig. 2 shows the front of the apparatus accessible to the public. Fig. 3 is a section on the line X X of Fig. l. Fig. a is a partial elevation of the interior mechanism. Figs. 5, 6, 7 and S are detail Views on a larger scale. Fig. is a vertical section showing the valve and float and other parts. Fig. 6 is a plan of the coin-receiver; Fig. 7, an elevation of the same. Fig. 8 is a pla-n of the incline leading from the coin-slit to the receiver, also the space-for the passage of the coin. Fig. 9 is an elevation, partly in section, of the interior of the apparatus as arranged to be worked by a current of water. Fig. l0 is an elevation of the apparatus otherwise arranged.

The liquids which this apparatus may be used to distribute may be of various sorts.

A is an upper cistern suitably lined to contain the liquid. It can,however,be replaced at Will by a cash, as shown in Fig. 9. At the bottom of the interior an outflow-pipe Bis 4 fixed, containing a valve arranged preferably as shown in Fig.

Under the mouth of the outflow-pipe B a tinned metal box C is placed, mounted on trunnions E E, and preferably of the triangular form shown. This receives the liquid flowing away by the pipe l5. This box, which we call the tipper or oscillatory deliveryvessel, delivers the liquid into a trough J, ending in a delivery-pipe K, leading to the glass placed outside for the consumer. The oscillations of the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel are regulated and determined as follows: ln the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel C a float D is placed, which actuates the valve of the pipe B. The details of it are shown in Fig. d is a rod, with a screw-thread upon it to raise and lower the float. d is a caoutchouc washer, forming the face of the valve. d2 is a screwnut on the rod d, and d3 is another nut. This arrangement permits the action of the tloaton the valve tobe regulated. lVhen the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel has received the predetermined quantity of liquid, the iloat lifts the valve and stops the dow. By working the upper nut in one or the other direction, which lengthens or shortens the travel of the i'loat, the quantity of the liquid furnished to the consum er is regulated. When the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel C is ready for use, the consumer places a suitable coin in the slit l, which is exactly of the size required to permit of its passage. The coin passes into the guide S and falls through a hole in it into a receiver G at the end of a leverF, ixed upon one of the trunnions of thetipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel C. The weight of the coin tilts the tipper, which then pours its contents into the trough J, leading to the glass. The coin-receiver G comes against a stop L, and drops its coin to the bottom of the box. The coin-receiver G being thus lightened, a counterbalance-weight H, placed on the opposite side of the tipper, raises the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel and the coin-receiver, and this latter returns to its place beneath the guide S. The tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel, in consequence of the opening of the valve caused by the fall ofthe iioat, is then recharged with a fresh quantity of liquid. All this is quickly IOO carried out, the counterbalance-weight H being calculated to produce its effect on the fall of the coin. The upper cistern may have adouble casing. In this case the space between the two casings may contain ice.

N is a cock to draw water from the reservoir M. lith this water the customer may rinse his glass before using it. A basin placed under the mouth receives the waste and leads it to a drain.

In order that the consumer may not be eX- posed to the risk of putting in his coin at a moment when the apparatus is not in a state to work, the tioat D is attached by a chain to the end of an oscillating lever Q, rocking on a pivot on the frame. This lever carries at its other end a plate R, sliding in a groove placed at the back of the slit I. The plate, when at the lowest point of its travel, leaves the slit open in communication with the incline S. Vhen the liquid is poured out of the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel, it lets the float fall, and this latter, drawing with it the end of the lever Q, pulls up the plate R, soA as to cover the slit I, and prevents the ntroduction of the coin. As soon as the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel and the hopper have reascended, the filling of the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel, lifting up the float, causes the plate Rto fall and leaves the slit I free. Then the plate R does not fall, the slit I is permanently stopped, and so the public is informed that the apparatus is empty.

To protect the apparatus against fraud by the introduction of obj ects other than the predetermined coin, we construct the incline S 'and the coin-receiver G in the way shown in Figs. (5, 7, and 8. As seen, the incline is pierced with a hole just allowing the coin to pass, which thus falls into the receiver placed underneath. Any longer object which has passed the entrance-slit I will not fall into the hopper, but will pass over it and fall to the bottom of the box without affecting the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel. On the other hand, (the hole leaving aspace in front of the coin-receiver,) small objects introduced into the slit and passing` down the guide will fall through before reaching the coin-receiver. Coins which are too small, if they pass on to the coin-receiver, are not retained, and whatever their weight they will be without effect upon it, for the coin-receiver has two teeth to retain the coin of the proper size. These teeth end in points, which guide the receiver to its required position under the guide.

Fig. 9 shows a modification adapted to cases where it is better not to allow the liquid to remain in the tipper or oscillatory deliveryvessel. It is suitable in places which are well supplied with water'and which are out of the reach of frost. Here the tipperor oscillatory delivery-vessel is not filled with the liquid to be vended, but with water, and the liquid flows directly from the pipe B intol the outflow-pipe K, leading to the glass. The flow is caused by the opening of the valve resulting from the fall of the float. This fall follows from the pouring out of the water contained in the tipper or oscillatory deliveryvessel. The tilting of this latter is caused by the lowering of the coin-receiver, as in the arrangement 'before described. The tipper ,or delivery-vessel rises, is filled with a predetermined quantity of Water from a tank, and the float is elevated, which closes the valve. The liow is thus stopped and the apparatus made ready for 'fresh use. In this arrangement the mechanism is the same as before, excepting the introduction of the outlet-pipe and the different connection of the trough J, Which no longer communicates with K, but with the water-delivery spout N. For the supply of Water we add a pipe T, entering at the top of the cistern O.

O is an overflow-pipe, and O2 another pipe leading the Water to the tipper C. The pipe O2 is provided with a cock O3 to regulate the flow. The pipe O leads the overflow-Water to the trough J, into which the tipper or oscillatory delivery vessel C empties. The trough J discharges itself on the outside by the pipe J The tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel in this case has a small spout at the front, by Which the overflow-water flows.

into the trough J when a consumer is not at hand.

closing the coin-slot and notifying the public that the apparatus is not in condition for use is not applicable to the modified form of the apparat-us just described, and illustrated in Fig. 9. We have therefore devised the following mechanism to be used in connection with the apparatus constructed as indicated in Fig. 9, in which the liquid to be vended is supplied from the cask or tank by a separate pipe directly to the consumer and the tipper or dclivery vessel operated by Water. A cylindrical box Y is screwed at-Z onto the pipe B. A float U, provided with a rod, Works in the interior of this cylinder. The float-rod presses against a lever carrying a plate, which serves to stop up the coin-slit. The length of this rod and the travel of the iioat are calculated, so that when the float U is raised-that is to say, when the liquid fills the cylinder Y-the lever remains free; but when the iioat U is at the bottom of its travel-that is to say, when the liquid has all been used-the rod comes against the lever and the plateis lifted and closes the slit.

Fig. IO shows another modification. Ithas the advantage of being very simple and of easy construction. According to this arrangement the working .of the tipper oroscillatory delivery-vessel and of the coin-:re-

ceiver is as before; but the liquid is contained in a glass vessel, which generally has the form of acask. It is provided at its upper The arrangement heretofore described for TOO IIO

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end With an aperture n, which can be heri metically closed by means of a caoutchouc stopper. The outlet-pipe and the valve before described are replaced by a caoutchouc stopper traversed by tivo glass tubes (t andb. The'tube c serves to lead the liquid from the receiver to the tipper or oscillatory deliveryvessel. It is provided with a cock on.. The tube b, tapered at the top, rises in the inte 4rior of the glass receiver to j ust above the surface of the liquid. It serves to admit air into this receiver. At its lower end it is provided with a sliding or telescopic tube b', serving to regulate the height of the lower orifice.

This apparatus Works in the following manner: The liquid to be distributed is poured into the receiver through the aperture n, after having closed the cock m. rFhen the aperture a is carefully closed by means of a caoutchouc cork, so as to avoid any entrance of air. The cool; m may then be opened. The liquid runs directly into the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel by the tube a; but when the level of the liquid in the tipper reaches the mouth of the tube l) air can no longer enter and the iiow of the liquid is stopped. li' at this moment a coin of predetermined size be dropped in the slit, it Will tilt the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel, as has been before explained, and the tipper will be emptied. Afterward it returns to its original position; but the mouth of the tube ZJ, being uncovered, Will give passage to the air, which, entering the upper part of the receiver, will allow a fresh loW of liquid into the tipper or oscillatory delivery-vessel until its level has again reached the mouth of the tube b. The apparatus will then be ready to Work a second time. The quantity of liquid to be given to the consumer is regulated by lowering or raising the sliding or telescopic tube 1) at the end of the tube b. In this arrangement, the iioat no longer operating, the valve has no use except that of moving the plate which shuts and opens the coinslit. It may be much smaller than in the preceding arrangements.

Of course We do not strictly limit ourselves to the described arrangements, which admit of many 'modifications in their details. Other accessory arrangements, such as movable pictures showing the actual interior conditions of the apparatus at any moment, may be usefully added; but qf this it is unnecessary to speak.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what We claim is l. In a coin-controlled liquid-vending apparatus, the combination ci' an oscillatory delivery-vessel or tipper pivotally supported at an intermediate point of its length, a

i valved supply-pipefor delivering liquid directly to said vessel or tipper, a vertically movable ioat located within said vessel or tipper, and connected by intermediate de-v cillatory vessel or tipper to tilt the latter and cause it to discharge its contents upon the introduction of a coin of proper denomination to said ccinlever, substantially as described.

2. In a coin-controlled liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of an oscillatory delivery-vessel or tipper pivotally supported at an intermediate point of its length, and having means for counterbalan cin g the same, a stationary trough arranged to receive the contents of the vessel, mechanism, substantially as described, for automatically refilling the vessel with a predetermined quantity of liquid after the vessel has been tilted to discharge its contents, and a coin-operated lever rigidly secured to said vessel to tilt the latter, substantially as and for the purpose de.- scribed.

In a coin-controlled liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of an oscillatory countcrbalanced delivery-vessel or tipper, a coin-operated lever connected to said vessel to tilt the latter, a iiXe-d coinway intermediate the coineslot and lever to guide the coin to the lever, a float operating in said delivery-vessel, a lever connected at one end to the float and carrying a coin-detaining plate at its opposite end, which plate is adapted to close the coin-slot when the supply of liquid is exhausted, and mechanism, substantially as described, for automatically reiilling said vessel with a predetermined quantity of liq uid, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a coin-controlled liquid-vending apparatus, the combin ation of an oscillatory delivery-vessel or tipper, a supplvpipe leading from a suitable tank or reservoir and having an automatic valve, and a float operating in said vessel and connected to the valve to normally close the same and automatically open it when the vessel is emptied of its contents, arranged and combined for service substantially as herein shown and described.

5. In a coin-controlled liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of an' oscillatory delivery-vessel or tipper, a supply-pipe having an automatic valve, a float operating in said vessel and connected to the valve to control the latter, and a coin-operated lever connected to said vessel to tilt the latter, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a coin-controlled liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of an oscillatory counterbalanced delivery-vessel or tipper, asupply-pipe having an automatic valve7 a float operating in said vessel and connected to the valve, a coin-operated lever Xed to the vessel, and a coinivay beneath which the free end of said lever is normally arranged to receive the coin directly therefrom, substantially as and for the purpose described.

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7. A fixed inclined coinWay having a coin# Y ceptacle and normally' held by the latter in position beneath the coinway to receive a coin after it passes through the slot in said coinway, for the purpose described.

8. A fixed inclined coinvvay having a coinslot, a tltable receptacle, and a lever carried by said receptacle and having a coin-holder at its free end, said coin-holder being provided with vertical prongs g, for the purpose described, substantially as set forth.

9. In a coin-operated liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of an oscillatory delivery-vessel or tipper, a fixed supply-pipe leading from a suitable tank and having a valve-seat, a float operating in said vessel, and an endWise-movable valve-stem conn ected to said float and having a valve fitted in the supply-pipe, for the purpose described, substantially as set forth.

10. In a coin-operated liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of an oscillatory vessel or tipper, a supply-pipe leading from a suitable reservoir or tank and having an automatic valve, a float operating in said vessel and connected to the valve, a waterchamber arranged to deliver a predetermined quantity to said vessel, and a Water-supply pipe leading to the water-chamber, substantially as and for the purpose described.

11. In a coin-operated liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of an oscillatory vessel or tipper, a Water-chamber having an independent supply-pipe and arranged to deliver its contents to said vessel, a'supply-pipe leading from a beverage-tank and having an automatic valve, a float operating in the vessel and connected to said valve, a lever controlled by the float and having a coin-detaining plate at one end, an elevated chamber intermediate the beverage-tank and its supplypipe, and a oat in said chamber having a rod which connects with the lever, all arranged and combined for service substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof We atlix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRI SCI-ILOES'ING. BENJAMIN DEGREMON".

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G. DE MESTRAL, R. J. PRESTON. 

